We heard the feedback: the emails were getting a little long. So we are trying something new this week with a weekday edition and a weekend edition, which should make everything easier to scan and give us more room to cover the good stuff without turning your inbox into a scroll workout.

In today's Northwest Digest:

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Restaurant Week is one of those rare Vegas things that feels useful whether you are a careful planner, a last-minute dinner person, or just someone who likes an excuse to finally try the place you have been saving in your notes app and the best part is that it’s for a good cause.

The annual Three Square fundraiser runs June 1-12, with participating restaurants offering special prix fixe menus and sending a portion of each meal back to Southern Nevada's food bank. The official Restaurant Week site lists menus across the valley, including plenty of west-side and Summerlin area stops, and broader guides have put the participating field at more than 250 restaurants.

That is the nice part is that it can be a date night, a lunch break, or a reason to connect with your friends, but it also turns the usual Vegas dining machine toward a pretty direct local need. Three Square says Restaurant Week has helped provide more than 10 million meals since 2007, which makes the whole thing feel less like a promotion and more like a small civic ritual with dessert.

Start with the official Restaurant Week menus or skim the 250-plus restaurant overview if you want the big picture first.

Who are you inviting?

The Knights are back in the Final: Vegas advanced after sweeping Colorado in the Western Conference Final, setting up a Stanley Cup Final against Carolina. Game 1 is Tuesday at 5 p.m. Pacific in Raleigh.

The dry streak is doing dry streak things: The airport rain gauge is still the main character here. The Review-Journal noted that parts of the west valley saw sprinkles, but Harry Reid International did not, keeping the official Las Vegas rainless streak near 100 days. So yes, still very much a water-your-plants week.

Water will come one way or another: 40% of Southern Nevada’s water has come from a single pipeline, a recipe for disaster. That is until HR 972 was passed which will install a second pipeline through Sloan Canyon while simultaneously expanding the conservation area.

Artists, this one's timely: Applications for the 2026 Summerlin Festival of Arts are open through Tuesday, June 2. The festival returns to The Lawn at Downtown Summerlin October 9-11.

Meet Up and Eat Up | 12:30 - 2 p.m. | Centennial Hills Library
Free and reduced school lunches provide vital nourishment to many youth around the valley, but now that school is out that leaves a big hole in their diets. To help combat child hunger Three square is providing meals for children ages 3-18 at the Centennial Hills Library, children must be present to receive them.

Vegas Skates Monday | 7 p.m. | W. Wayne Bunker Family Park
An all-wheel meetup at the park's skate area, so bring the bike, scooter, skateboard, roller skates, or whatever rolls without asking too many questions. The park is at 7351 W. Alexander Road and the city page confirms the skate park at W. Wayne Bunker Family Park.

Blue Star Museums | Through Labor Day
Springs Preserve is participating in the national Blue Star Museums program, which offers free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families through Labor Day. The 2026 program runs May 16 through September 7.

Las Vegas Sports & Entertainment Career Expo | 1 - 3 p.m. | Las Vegas Ball Park
For all of those interested in a career in sports head to the ballpark where you can learn about the different career paths of over 100 open positions. In addition, you’ll receive a ticket to see the Aviators play the aces later that night.

VGK Stanley Cup Final Game 1 Watch Party | 5 p.m. puck drop | T-Mobile Arena
It is an away game, but not a stay-home game. T-Mobile Arena opens for a full-building watch party with a DJ, VGK Cast performances, giveaways, concessions, and $5 tickets supporting the VGK Foundation.

Chamber Connections PM Mixer | 5 - 7 p.m. | Parkway Centennial
Vegas chamber members should come on out to the chamber connections mixer! Bring your business cards, loosen the tie and enjoy happy hour until 6.

Fitness on The Lawn | 7 - 8 p.m. | Downtown Summerlin
This week's free outdoor class is TruFusion on The Lawn. It is a good Tuesday night reset if you want movement that is not just pacing during hockey.

Be You Brand Coffee Club | 10:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Loaded Empanadas
This monthly meetup is for woman entrepreneurs who want real connections, not surface level meetings at a networking event.

Global Running Day with Lone Mountain Bandits | 5:30 p.m. | Kellogg-Zaher Soccer Complex
The club is taking on a 50-mile group challenge, which means the miles count whether you run, walk, jog, or simply contribute one honest loop.

Pride Hike with Vibe Girls Hike Club | 6 p.m. | Fox Hill Park
A Pride Month evening hike from the west-side trails. Bring water, sun sense, and shoes that like gravel.

Summerlin Sounds | 6 - 9 p.m. | Downtown Summerlin
Bring the family, bring your friends, bring your mom. Summerlin Sounds returns to the Lawn . The Inaugural event of this season returns this Wednesday. Enjoy the live music of Empire Records & Noelle Harlow, kid’s activities, and craft cocktails!

Girls Walk Vegas | 7 p.m. | Lone Mountain Park
A midweek walk at Lone Mountain Park for anyone who needs a social reset, a sunset lap, or just a reason to get out after dinner.

Las Vegas Aviators: $2 Beer Night | Las Vegas Ballpark
The Aviators' Thursday promo is back at the ballpark. Check the team promotions page before heading out for first pitch and ticket details.

Cardio and Carbs | 6 - 8 p.m. | Red Rock Running Company (Centennial)
Didn't get enough on Global Running Day? Join the pack of runners at the Centennial Hills Red Rock Running location for nice run/walk of 3 miles with a rendezvous at Wahoo’s after.

Fresh52 Farmers Market at Sun City Summerlin | 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Gilcrease Orchard | 7 - 10 AM

Bruce Trent Park Farmers Market | 2 - 8 p.m.

Gilcrease Orchard | 7 - 10 AM

Skye Canyon Farmers Market | 2 - 6 p.m.

Rocks Lounge | Renee' Hale’s Las Vegas Legends | 2 PM

Market Grille Cafe | Isabella Vallin | 5:30 - 8:30 PM

Summit Restaurant | Dr. Harpo & The Ace Tones | 6 PM

Hawthorn Grill | Live Entertainment | Evening

Wineaux at The Resort at Summerlin | Bar & patio entertainment

Summerlin Sounds | Empire Records & Noelle Harlow | 6 - 9 PM

T-bones Chophouse | Live Entertainment | 10 AM - 4:50 PM

Market Grille Cafe | Darrin Michaels | 5:30 - 8:30 PM

Stoney's North Forty | Santa Fe Station | Live music / weekly programming

Wineaux at The Resort at Summerlin | Bar & patio entertainment

Lucky Bar | Live DJ | 8 PM

Summit Restaurant | Bon Joanie | 6 - 8 PM

Hawthorn Grill | Live Entertainment | Evening

Rouge Room | Live DJ | 9 PM

That is the weekday edition. The weekend edition will carry the rest of the calendar, which should make both emails a little easier to use and a lot less likely to become a hand cramp.

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